Couple’s Satisfaction among Lebanese adults: validation of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale and Couple Satisfaction Index-4 scales, association with attachment styles and mediating role of alexithymia

Table 7 Mediation analysis

	Effect of attachment style on alexithymia					Effect of attachment style and alexithymia on couple satisfaction index					Effect of attachment style on couple satisfaction index					Mediating effect of alexithymia
	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p	Mediating effect of alexithymia
Model 1: Attachment style, alexithymia and couple satisfaction index
Secure	− 0.94	− 1.46	− 0.42	− 3.53	< 0.001	0.56	0.25	0.86	3.57	< 0.001	0.66	0.36	0.97	4.24	< 0.001	19.19%
Alexithymia						− 0.11	− 0.17	− 0.06	− 4.11	< 0.001
Preoccupied	0.99	0.45	1.54	3.57	< 0.001	− 0.37	− 0.69	− 0.04	− 2.22	0.026	− 0.47	− 0.79	− 0.15	− 2.85	0.004	27.80%
Alexithymia						− 0.10	− 0.16	− 0.05	− 3.69	< 0.001
Fearful	0.86	0.34	1.38	3.23	0.001	− 0.07	− 0.38	0.24	− 0.44	0.661	− 0.17	− 0.48	0.14	− 1.06	0.290	–
Alexithymia						− 0.11	− 0.17	− 0.06	− 4.11	< 0.001
Dismissing	0.41	− 0.09	0.91	1.60	0.111	− 0.26	− 0.55	0.03	− 1.75	0.08	− 0.30	− 0.60	− 0.01	− 2.03	0.043	17.32%
Alexithymia						− 0.11	− 0.17	− 0.06	− 3.97	< 0.001

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